on the topic of St. Patrick's day
People without names
17-03-2006, 19:50
i have noticed alot of people look forward to celebrating St. Patrick's day. and i understand it is mainly because public drunkeness seems to be over looked on this day.
but... here in America where so many people love to celebrate it, it wasnt too long ago the Irish were the immigrants to hate, them and the chinese. Now it seems like everybody loves them, they bring with them a day to get drunk.
anyways poll is comming soon, to find out how many people that celebrate St. Patrick's day are actually Irish.
I'm celebrating, in which I mean I'm getting hammered tonight, tomorrow, and maybe Sunday afternoon. I may not be Irish, but I'm German and Scandanavian which is close enough. :D
The Half-Hidden
17-03-2006, 20:12
I'm Irish. Me and my friends made money today by going to town for the parade and painting people's faces. But unfortunately I have a fucking cold so I'm not going out tonight.
People without names
17-03-2006, 20:18
I'm Irish. Me and my friends made money today by going to town for the parade and painting people's faces. But unfortunately I have a fucking cold so I'm not going out tonight.
beer and chicken soup:D
The Half-Hidden
17-03-2006, 20:22
beer and chicken soup:D
I don't enjoy drinking alone. Might smoke a joint though.
The Blaatschapen
17-03-2006, 20:46
I'm dutch and there and every reasonable city here in the Netherlands has at least 1 Irish pub :D
Seosavists
17-03-2006, 20:47
I'm dutch and there and every reasonable city here in the Netherlands has at least 1 Irish pub :D
There are Irish pubs everywhere! :D
HC Eredivisie
17-03-2006, 20:57
I'm dutch and there and every reasonable city here in the Netherlands has at least 1 Irish pub :D
except Eindhoven but that's no city anyway:D
Peisandros
17-03-2006, 21:44
I'm a little over half Irish. But I'm only 16, so a bit hard to celebrate properly. Infact, I spent most of St Patricks day having a fight with my gf hah.
However, as I go to St Pats College, we marched through town.. That counts as celebrating in my book.
Oh, and as for the Irish Pubs.. Me and some school mates tried to get into one.. But we got denied entry pretty quickly. He didn't even ask for ID.
"No. You guys. Out. Now"
Stone Bridges
17-03-2006, 21:51
What are we suspose to be celebrating anyways? It seems like most people use this holiday as an excuse to get plastered.
The Half-Hidden
17-03-2006, 22:26
What are we suspose to be celebrating anyways? It seems like most people use this holiday as an excuse to get plastered.
The conversion of Ireland to Christianity in the 5th century AD, of course!
Stone Bridges
17-03-2006, 22:28
The conversion of Ireland to Christianity in the 5th century AD, of course!
Ahh, that still doesn't explain why people get plastered on this day.
Sarkhaan
17-03-2006, 22:28
I'll be in south Boston...the most Irish part of America. mmm.
The Psyker
17-03-2006, 22:32
I think it shifted to a bit of an ethnic holiday, in America at least, so a way for Irish imigrants to celebrate being Irish, and of course any good ethnic celeration needs to include geting plastered just look at Oktoberfest where people go fairs were they drink and eat sausage.
I think it shifted to a bit of an ethnic holiday, in America at least, so a way for Irish imigrants to celebrate being Irish, and of course any good ethnic celeration needs to include geting plastered just look at Oktoberfest where people go fairs were they drink and eat sausage.
You make it sound like a bad thing
The conversion of Ireland to Christianity in the 5th century AD, of course!
....In a way our pagan ancestors would appreciate.
The conversion of Ireland to Christianity in the 5th century AD, of course!
Yea, it's funny that the Irish (and in particular the nationalists in the north) celebrating a Brit coming over and converting Ireland from its native religion to a foreign one.
Seosavists
17-03-2006, 23:10
Yea, it's funny that the Irish (and in particular the nationalists in the north) celebrating a Brit coming over and converting Ireland from its native language to a foreign one.
native religion, not language.
Ancient Valyria
17-03-2006, 23:10
I'm not celebrating it, I am wearing green underwear but it wasn't on purpose :p
native religion, not language.
Hmmm....why on earth did I type language? :confused:
How odd....I'll have to edit it now...
The Psyker
17-03-2006, 23:57
You make it sound like a bad thing
No more so than eating cabbage and corn beef and geting plastered on St. Pat's:D
No more so than eating cabbage and corn beef and geting plastered on St. Pat's:D
Touce...
Potarius
18-03-2006, 01:49
I'm plenty Irish, but how the fuck can I celebrate when there's nothing to do?
Along with that, my town's full of Czechs, Poles, and Germans. I'm one of the few people of Irish descent, here. I can put myself in an even smaller minority, because I'm also of Native American descent. :p
Gorgamin
18-03-2006, 01:54
I am Irish. I usually celebrate St. Paddy's every year with my family. We have a big bash at my grandparents'. Unfortunately I can't make it this year, but I think I have some Kahlua in the fridge, so I might celebrate with that (It's not Irish, but it's all I have that's alcoholic, so it will do).